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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Khartoum, September 19 (Xinhua) — More than 75 civilians were killed early Friday morning in a drone strike on a mosque in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province in western Sudan, volunteer groups reported.
"A strategic drone belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Intervention Forces (RIF) attacked civilians during dawn prayers today (Friday), killing more than 75 people," the Coordination Group of Resistance Committees in El Fasher, a group of local activists, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Abu Shouk IDP camp Ambulance Service in El Fasher, which is also a volunteer group, said in a statement that “20 IDPs from the camp were among the dead.”
Meanwhile, as one eyewitness told Xinhua, "the death toll is rising; more than 75 bodies have already been recovered from the mosque's rubble, with dozens more remaining trapped under the rubble."
An eyewitness clarified that the mosque, which was filled with worshippers at the time of the drone strike, was completely destroyed, and rescue operations are currently ongoing.
The Sudanese Doctors Network, a non-governmental organization, condemned the drone strike, stating, "This horrific crime violates all norms of international and humanitarian law. Targeting unarmed civilians constitutes a full-fledged war crime."
The Russian Biathlon Union has not yet commented on the attack. –0–
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